The ninth quarterback added to the Manning Award Watch List is California standout Kevin Riley (official bio), the Pac-10's active leader in touchdown passes. Riley, who has thrown for 37 scores in his career, has also started three straight bowl games. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player per day through its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.

Riley had a solid junior season, starting all 13 games and completing 209-of-382 passes (54.7%) for 2,850 yards with 18 touchdown tosses and eight interceptions as the Golden Bears advanced to the Pinsettia Bowl. One of his season highlights came against Minnesota as he engineered a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives (8 plays, 72 yards; 8 plays, 44 yards) for 14 points to turn a game that was tied 21-21 after three quarters into a 35-21 Cal win. Riley also threw for three touchdowns in back-to-back wins at UCLA and vs. Washington State, and registered a season-high 351 yards during a 23-21 win at Arizona State. He will be looking to start his senior campaign strong as the Bears welcome UC Davis to Memorial Stadium on Sept. 4.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances. Ten finalists will be selected in late-November and the winner will be announced after the bowls in January and will be honored at a ceremony in New Orleans.

The preseason Watch List recognizes some of the top quarterbacks in the nation based on previous collegiate performance, however, every quarterback in the nation remains eligible for the honor. Additional quarterbacks may be added to the Watch List after the start of the season. The list of 10 finalists will be released on Monday, Nov. 29. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

The Manning Award will be recognizing its seventh winner this year. USC's Matt Leinart was the inaugural winner of the award in 2005, followed by Texas' Vince Young in 2006. Both went on to be top 10 NFL draft picks. In 2007, LSU's JaMarcus Russell earned the award and was the NFL's No. 1 draft pick. Boston College's Matt Ryan claimed the award in 2008 and was drafted No. 3, quickly becoming the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. In 2009, Florida star Tim Tebow earned the honor - he also went on to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Last year's winner was Texas signal-caller Colt McCoy, the winningest quarterback in college football history. McCoy was picked by the Cleveland Browns in the 2010 NFL Draft.